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SATURDAA, NOV.
THE R/Alf*Al, LOAN
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The Colunll4.. ilank Uns authorily,lo' fur-t
rash all pmgok4 -alp-United Slatteldia-:
Bug AkTotiia tlP4',.thig - 7 3-10 per eentliiieri
001f,iln_siplps of $5O, $lOO, $501)-and $lOOO.
Any gpe desirous to aid the Government,
,can plaice it good-ine,9tment.
Nc ß s 9, N 0 NEWS:"—If this 11 , 4ds
..water..ire.museihave the best of toad news
,this•vreek:Log-Aur readers; for bad }!*.to the
linelniPe'yre,been able to scare up—good,
;bail Cot indifferent. The excitement •with
, yrbielt,the intelligeneefrofrollc 'Creel . Ex
and from the West has been re
ceived, appear„ to ! bare entirely
,;absorbed
revery.Arialfez ,e,u;itement, and , tilp qiip is
'fs,Wfy;aground for :locals. In the !tray of
r •
• % . w.eather we have had A charming ,Natiety;
•;_frojri't,tile post delightful Indinn Summer
itthrough driznling and downright rain' to a
'.very abortive attempt snow. 'But here
;nll...vp.riity,ceasea. 'Beyond this eretlthipg
Bait been .smoothly and evenly dull. We
:earnestly beg of our friends to send us any
•items that may add yAeiety to our 1ue01.c01‘1411.1,10.
‘1411.1,10.
ItEcautrisc.—Lieut. John J. Barber, an
old Columbian, a first lieutenant in Cul.
• •..•
••Cuss' •''e. , •iment, Ninety-seventh Penna.
,
',V•Jitinteers, encamped at West Chester, is
sit present in Columbia recruiting for his
regiment. Lieut. Barber has seen .serrice,
:having fought at Wilson'sgreel: in the Fi:st
lowa Regiment,
,ttmt glorious hero,
Lyon, lail,.,doAcm life so nobly. The re
glx.iir,:t to ulticit be is now attached is
recruited in Chester county. It
few men yet to brim; it up to the
'standard, and our boys who de,ire take
ism as in our struggle fur existence a n4,tiun
•
•,..annot find better quarters tltan among; the
sturdy warrior; ef,otAr reighb9ring count'.
Lieut . , ;Barber is to Ua found at tle
ngtun llonse.•
.T.,ir.",.;:ootes AT Q.tunortns".—Our citizens
.are informed that in Messrs. Charles 04k
furd Sons' magnificent establishment, un
*ter The Continental, Philadel7hia, there are
trlntri; 9.1,;)er special departments. those fur
:the sale of Ladies' ttkoep, tin which the finest
•yrench 'caw nlweys be sund,)
Hat.innti , Z,xdies' Furs. All these
departments are now daily thronged with
fair customers, and the kin price at which
this popular house is now selling is at pres
tont one of the most interesting topics of
'[or Cl.OUll'i BREARISI: AT LAST.—We
bave never been among the desponding and
the croakers who hare seen nothing but dis
aster as tl;e, necessary result of every en
s anntcr writh the enemy. We have been
n:t down, it is true, when disaster has ar-
Jved, but never for a moment have ventured
.lou'ot the ~,,ntual triumph of the best
—if men wilil let it be so—government the
,s%orld has ever seen; yet we hare grown
weary watching and waiting for the good
time which we knew mast conic. The news
of this week however, looks more like what
ire I!yr . advvus considered ourself justified
in earleuting than any previously received.
It now seems as irthe good cause were in-
Aced about to triumph. We would not in
dulge in premature self gratulation, but we
may at least allow ourselves to feel encour
aged. The rebels hare received in several
. .juarter.:3 severe and almost simultaneous
blows, thus adding to the moral effect. For
particulars of the
.entity success of the great
. f.xpedition, •tiie'splendid triumph of Gen.
Nelson in Kentucky, and the brilliant and
enetsessful attack of Gen. Grant on the cne
my's camn at Belmont, >lo , we rater our
readers t 6 our columns of tecgt ar.bi:: par-
titit..less important than these achieve
ments of our arms, is the reported action
of the Union men of East Tennessee, in de
onroying the bridges on the E LF.f. Tennessee
nod utl(ef railroads, thus cutting off the most
important lines of communication used by
"mei rebels. Generals Nelson and jelmerts
will doubtless juin forLe; and rush 7. )lli
coffer through Cumberland Gap:and relieve
the surely oppressed loyalists of E Ist Ten
nessee. and Gen. ‘ , liermin advance on
Mather, Debinl whin 00 itVirt.mt I;riLlze
hits been destroye I. Gen. Emil has taken
s mimmand of the Elmtrtinant of Kentucky
, A L tut Gm. II illezk If the Dmartment of Mis-
Nonri young men ling high in
their pr ifession, of one of whom, at least,
!:en. Scott IL is sp ilcca in the highest terms
cutnniond .tion:
Tr,inp.4 arc being hurrie I forward :tow by
thus: , ,1„J. , , amt tits next ;etc wceks
'; o ro encouri;;e4 further
The ymangcaattnander in chief has
the entire confidence of the people, and, Let
ter still, of his furcc —off; au.] men. Ile
'pill do wit Icing rashly but ho iII nut be in
ste:ive. When the moment arrivea (jr ,Je
eisivu blow—and lie mutt be the judge—he
-wl-11 not It Ad hie band.
...tiaitAforcetnents will be sent on immedi
ately to quo. S'terruan at fort ,y 4.1 and
Iteulfort, att.l b:fore the winter is over we
the pre tscre of bearing of Saudi
C..rolitta the arch-traitr,:4•;, .I,eing brought
lAtek to bur allegience -by the pleat argu
rnllll4..itsteel and lead.
Alt , zethey we think the I nicn camse look 4
brighter thstuu,inco the I,laek day 4 “; 4 pril,
;and nit eon only pray that this - may' be in
truth the breaking away of the eloudl.
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r;oncr'it Bu ---qodey for pecern
-1.4r, cio,nig the volume, Las {peen received.
7 We a : At.; alta-aye say a good nerd fir G o dey .
'but it @gams more especially appropriate on
the completion a year's contritMtion to the
afpcfiewent and instruction of its
oirieds of rev4era to commend 'its good
vorki.
It is one of the most universally
e?tertanitt ;gaud satisfactory magazineepUlo
lished in this country, timi,is a familiar viii
tur in ulnieat every house PI the laud. The
number for December is r; . ; , , ir than wmally
~, Oaf - AimyArrespondence.
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.. . - ' :*----7 0.4144•P MALE, Nov. 12, 1.8.61. ,
Di,41, - lsfivr-ii - f last, week gave you our red
gitneWl organization, promising, the'roll tit'
the Awe Lancaster ,County Companies ftk.'
.-, ,
this tek's palgr hitt I have not .yst,blin
able, oivAng w it ti na week ,, to obtain Oem.4
We nre'risii: .- il, and with,Abe Fcriliit , ji .,
Rhode Ishitid, Thirty-Sixth Penn yk'nc.riiti:,
and -Gostine's4antrave- - ( Pennat) Regiments
compese_thesmn.ni,anl,,of ,Prig. Gen. 0. 0.
'Howard. •t nor brigade defends the rear of
Ake firand •Army east of the Potomac at
Washington, and occupies very nmly V i e
'ground where the American Army lay Fire-
Vions le thatßultreßanfof the -giii - of 1812-
14—the battle - of Aladensburg. It is at press
cot an eminently safe "poznishi" ° bid we are
placed hero r i alyer,tn,gite us an opportpnity
for drills e nd inetructiou thap tp keep us out
of harin's • way: -WC are,not . ,nfraid to 'face',
the music whenever called on, thong': we,
be greenish and rayrisb yet. tVerytfew.of,
the officers are ,expe.rieheed, but all censci
entious and ,bard -working,, and .they must
be improving wits ,tlne mern„,as we advance
rapidly in drill And disai.pline.
On last Snmdliy we were afforded a van lo
tion to our mule-breaking routine. The
eleetion of last Wednesday, by o hich the
Union men of .Thtryland so unmistakahly
pronounced fur our Government and against
the bogus concern of J. 1). ,I. Co., was nip
prolehing. and it was considered necessary
I td march a fi. r ce into the Jezer counties
where the seccssionists ore ram:mnt and .;,td
frej.,:iy threatened to drive the Uslion voters
from ,tho Fulls. [Your correspondent would
here suggest that in a state where the loyal
voters are so largely in the ascendant, as the
result of the late election proves, there
ought to be nu necessity fur the interposition
of the military ,trip. If tl:cse saline Union
men of Maryland struck but an oeeasioual
blow for themselves, they would better es
tablish their character for unflinching devo
tion to the cause of liberty, than by permit
, Ling the numerically inferior, but far more
plucky ;Ind ;ner,gtie rebels to override and
intimida,te them. A good qaw-abiding citi
zen must; always deprecate violence; but in
the extraordinary crisis wouldn't a grand,
wholesome Union outrage now and then
most effectually do away AV,/t.l! the almost
daily recurrence of beeeS,loll9.ebullicion.! , ?]
But to get back to our "muttons." Oar en
tire brigade left camp on the aforesaid duty,
the Forty-fifth being ordered to Prince
Frederick, the county sent of Cal‘.ert county,
a narrow strip of GadZ,rsaken rebeldo to,
lying between the Pautuxet liner and the
Chealapeake, below Annapolis, and casting
fewer votes than our regiment numbers men.
We reached our destination on 'lot:slay af
ternoon, and n. 3 we lend lift our unit.; stnimd-
irg ycas ccppell,ed to bivouac on an open
lot adjoining the Court llouse. We carried
no bags age except knapsacks, ith blankets,
overcoats, &,c., and it was rather an airy
rest that we V.ik.
The election come orf un Wednesday, and
was attended with considerable excitement.
The polls were opened at the Court louse,
and at one time during the morning "se
cesh" raised its poisonous head and seemed
disposed to "go in" with knives, pistols,
ict.t., but our Colon( I quietly set his font on
the reptile and 5q11,1,101 the light out cif it.
Ile went at the crowd with two companies
at n "charge bayonets," stampeding the
boll,e,crents, after which "older reigned."
FIN c of the most violent or th e , :esess to tt i,,t,
wet c arrested—all heavily at med—one of
whom, Solle'rs, an ex-member of Congress,
had il ts .Nin his bowie 'knife, threatening to
"Hip' up any Union son of a
(gun?).' T ;ere 'r is no farther disturbance
during the day or night. On Thursday
morning we shook the dust of Prince Fred
' crick from off our feet and took up our march
fur camp, the prisoners under the escort of
Cum; any K, l.y whom they werf• tenderly
guarded. They were escoeted to brigade
headquarters, at Liver Marlborough, where,
to the execs:dye disgust of bath ("Inters and
men, they weredisehargel after taking (as
they would a drink of had whisky) the oath
of allegiance. I believe the regiment, think
ing the oath of the rebels not sufficient swore
roundly with one twice, front Colonel to
Ex-Constable MeLone. We arrived at
camp again on Saturday afternoon, hating
been absent smen days, during six of which
we were on tl:c march, making in that time
one huudred and twenty-eight miles—most
excellent marching, 1 think, for green troops.
The health of the I , .orty fifth has, with
lit.P.e exception Leon goon). -1 few of the
buy ti. the camp during the ab•
sense of the tegiment through want of proper
attention are seriously ill any on: vivn.te,
Moses Th0111pS0:1, of Tingit county, Um 0,
died yesterday. Private Krider, Co. C, ac•
ei..lentally shot himself (a flesh wound)
through the arm on Saturday. These, with
an accident to a Cook of LCy. 1 nmaed
who Mal his leg broken, being run over
by a wagon in Washington whilst assisting
9,,oartermaster McClure, comprise tile•,ce,sai
:titles and mortality of the regiment t:in:_e
organization
Very many of us are ,greatly ntgd
in nut reeei,ing letter., from li, nc. It ap
pears that other regiments from Penn
syl anti have unwarrantably misinned the
title 01:"Forty riftl:;" and our letters and
Sioy's—w!: ,7,0 t none MA week--;tv. , prohaly
gone to these b . nsltsrliackers. Ti; 'guard as
far us passible ygtinst the effect.; of this
most ann , ving contusion, unr friends -liould
be easeful to address all letters thus:
A—
Col. Forty-fifth IteAiment, 1.. V.,
Washington City, D. t'.
The o)rnpanies of our rcg,irricut aro (;tint.
I:atabo's Coliulian., with some few fr,na
Marietta and Wright/wine, and Co. I:, Capt.
Mines, from 31,Lytdwa, :Marietta and neigh-
Iprhood. The; are crack comp:ink,' and
c.l? mistake. "45."
I REQUISITION ON I'f,VNSTIA.O.T% lon Ts3ers.
—liarrkburg. Oztober '24.—The War De
' partment wade a requisition on the Gover
nor to-day fur tire companies of heavy artil
lery, apd asked that Cu). Angeruthe, of Phil
shall enlist and command them.
The Governor approved of the requisition,
and tho oompanies aro w he enliste I. sub
sisted, equipped and nrsood hy the Natjonal
Government. under the order of the '2.'ith of
September, a:mtaiued in theoro , 7l itnnti9n.
Frqm tht 2 (jfeat Fix-pgjiticgi
A..t4
f 7-..• ~ '.--- 'i.',
APEIVAL:OF THE atElil'ti....l!LE
El
Two Forts Captured.
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1:1[E fOTIPIATE!y ROUTED.
TWEIR LOSS 11111AVY.
Oar L3S3 Eight Killed and Twenty
Wounderl.
All the Rebel Papers Captprcd
THE DARKIES STAMPEDING.
Beaufort Deserted.
OUR ARMY SAFELY LANDED.
TitE VICTORY COMPLETE.
A Telegram from Jeff Davis Revealed
the Destination of our Fleet.
FORTRESS I`,:ov. 12, via. DALT--
MORE, Nor. 13.—The steamer Rioted le has
just arrived at Ohl Point from the gre tt ex-
pedition.
She left Port Royal on Sunday morning,
and 'stings cheering intelligence. The Bi
enville proceeded at once ,to Ne 4.; York,
there she mill be due to-morrow [ Wednes
day evening.l Capt. Stedman, however, left
her at this place, and proceeds direct to
`,Va-hington, with despatches and trophies
—two brass cannon and secession flags.
lle reports ',;ho gale ,eneouutered by the
leet to have beers :very severe. 'Pie r',4Zeit
and Osecohz went ashore er.d were lost, as
previu.ly reported. The Governor futualerad
at sea, but the Isaac T. Smith succeeded in
string all her crew, with the exception of a
few marines.
The fleet arrived at Port Royal on Mon
day the dth inet.
On Tuesday the smaller gun-boats sound
ed and buoyed out the channel, under a lire
front the forts, which did no damage.
On Wednesday the weather prevented ac
tive operations. but on Thursday morning
the 7th inst., the men of war and gun-bouts
advanced to the “ttack.
The action commenced at 10 A. M., and
wos hotly carried on, on boil} sides, and
lasted about four hours, at the end of which
time the rebels were compelled, by the
shower of shells, to abandon their works
and beat a hasty retreat.
Our loss was eight men and officers, (in
cluding the chief cog'neer of the Mohican)
killed, and about twenty wounded.
The rebel loss it not known, but fifty-two
bodies faun Iby our men were buried. All
their wounded, except two, were carried off.
Two forts were capture 1, Fort Walker,
on Hilton Heat], mounting twenty-three
gory, and F,rt Itcaurekird, on aty
nineteen guns. Tim guns were
of heavy calibre. These were both new and
splendid earthworks of great strength, con
structed m the highest style of military sci
ence, :Mil peonounecd 1;:s , ocr ei!zincers as
imyregnable against nny assault by land
I.forees.
The final retreat of the rebels was a per
fect route: they left everything, arm., egoip
ments of all kinds—even the ofl3,:ters'
swords and commissions—all the letters and
r
nl.p r+ Loth public. and private, ordet books
pc
r+,
dointatents of all kinds, were lcft in
their flight and fel! into our hands, affording
our officers vott.ct:—..aluable information.
Among the pariers was a telegram from
Jeff. D.tvis to the commander of the post,
informing him of the sailing'll the fleet, and
that he knew their destination ,to be Port
Royal.
The whole surrounding country ‘ras seised
with a perfect panic.
The day after the tight the Seneca end two
other zunboat , :, under the command of Licut
A rnmin, proceeded up the ricer to Beniifort,
and found but one white m.ut in the town,
and he was drunk. All the plantations up
the ri , ,er ecemcl to be deserted, es.cept by
the negroc,, who were seen in great numbers
and who, as the boats passed, +acne down to
the shore with their bundles in their Lands
as if osheetinz to be taken ofT.
They sciszed al: the'letters in the post-office
at Beaufort.
After the capture of the forts, the whole
army, about fifteen 'thousand inert, were
stfoly landed and established on shore. •
The forts are but little ittfuretk but the
rebels ceul,l not stand the enplosion oTbnr
I:ig
; force of - the enemy, As • ascertained
from ..their papers, was froth three' to four
tboumnd men, under,Cen. Drayton . , of South
Carol!np : r
Onr.iictory is complete ~.the enemy leer
ing,cvouthing but their livea,,wliibh they
saved ,b 6 ; rnntliqs. -
F.
s—Pradfurd, of the coast survey, bearer
of despatches, and Lieut. S. Wyman, com
manding the Pawnee, also arrived in the
and takes the boat to-night for
Bakimore,
The boats from the Wabash were the first
to land after the fight, and Captain John
Rodgers was.the.first man on shore.
The boats returned loaded with valuable
trophies of all kinds, one of our officers find
ing an Elegant cavalny.sword, with solid sil
ver scabbard. Swords„pistols, %c., Sc., were
scattered about in every direction and in
any quantity. But four prisoners were
found, two of them wounded.
All hands connected with the fleet are re
presented as acting in ,;he most gallant
manner.
BE
The reporters who accompanied the expe
dition return to New York in the Bienville
THE VICTORY AT BEAUFORT.
FURTHER PARTICULARS.
NEW YORK, Nov. 13.—The Tribune's spe
cial report from Fortress alonroe, says that
on Thursday morning the entire fleet formed
in two grand lines for the fight. The steam
sr flanked the movement, which
was in a circle, first delivering broadsides
into Fort Beauugerd on the northwest, and
as the fleet comes round raking Fort Walker
on the southwest. Both farts responded
vigorously. The Pawnee and Aroldcau hav
ing for the time being, got rigrc.und, were
cotkiderably dam:lb-ed.
The bombardment lusted between four
and live hours, when the Rebel flag on Vert
Walker came down.
The Rebel loss is supposea to be about
two hundred.
Gen. Drayton commanded at Fort Walker
and Cul. Elliott at Furt Beaurogomi.
The Rebel.; retired across Scull Creek to
a village 2.5 miles in the interior, where, it'.
is supposed, they 'intend to make .t stand.
The negroes had already began to pillage
and destroy Ileatart, the white population
having fled to Charleston by small steamers
through the inland route.
It is understood that Gen. Sherman will
improve the defences of his position before
making any forward movement.
In the forts waf a large supply of ammu•
nition and stores of the best description.
Commodore Dupont will immediately sur
vey the harbor, place buoys and erect lights,
ant; tic position will be made, a permanent
base of operations.
Every one entered into the light with the
determination that the forts should be si
lenced, though it should cost the entire fleet.
The gunboats stood between 800 and 1000
fact off the forts, used live-second fuses, and
poured 9hells into them at the rate of 2000
' per hour. '
Nut a single shell sent by the rebels burst
l in a ship. The Wabash was struck several
times, as was most of the fleet, but every
ship was in a lighting position when the
I rebels took to their heels.
The surgeon of Fort Walker vra. killed,
and at Charleston the next day thirteen
minute guns were fired, intdieative of the
kurial of a Lrigiu.lier .general_
General Sherman has hundreds, perhaps
thousands, of neg,ro laborers at his command
to work on the new entrenchments.
A terrible panic prevails at S ivaanah and
it is believed that the capture of that city
could be easily effected.
BALTIMORE, Nov. 13.—The following are
additional particulars of the boinbawtinitent:
Notwithstanding the heavy calibre of the
guns in the rebel forts, and their abundant
supply of ammunition, as the subsequent
discoveries proved, not a single vessel of our
fret was either sunly or burnt, and none were
serious& il;;uved or even di4ulded.
The gunboat Penonec, which rendered effi
cient service in the fight, suffered more se
verely than any of the war vesselc engaged,
and yetshe was not disabled in the slightest.
A round shot went through her wardroom
and another ball damaged theseeend Lieuten
ants room, causing some hrivoc among the
furniture, but doing the ship no material
damage.
Tlns ship los: six killed and two others Of
I her gallant fellows were wounded.
Your correspondent regrets that he is
unable to furnish the names of the killed
and wounded.
The flag ship Wabash escaped with a
slight injury to the main mat.t by a round
shot. The Pocahontai had but one man in
jured. The Chief Eagincer of the Mohican
was killed; an ..t.sb.tant Engineer of the
Pocahontas is reported badly injured if not
The Pchejs set a trap but it missed fire.
When our bravo fellows landed to take pos
session of the f o rts, they found the rebel
flag at tli fort, ca Itilton Head, still flying,
and just as one of our men pulled at the
halyards to draw down the traitorous ban
ner, an explosion took place in the house
just vacated by the rebel officers, but doing
little damage and injuri4c no one. It was
found on examination tat the rebels had,
before vacating the place, arranged what
they thought would prove a deadly trap to
tin . , victors.
'Mines had been hal and mate7les so ar
ranged that when the halyards of the flog
should be drawn down tl,lo wines would be
sprung, firing the magazines and blowing
up the whole work, and involving the vic
tors in common ruin; but it d;il not go off
and soon the bravo old ft tg. the Stars and
Stripes„ waved in triumph from the rebel
flag staff. •
The magazines vitro found to contain
large quantities of powdet arl - a vast quan
tity of ammunition, shot anil sheik, and
various descriptions of projectiles— the latter
chiefly of English manufamate.
The Sunuchanna had lareemen wounded.
The list of casualties, as before 'stated,
gives only eight killed and some '2O wound
ed, tmly a small portico of atom were con•
sidere. d seriously. or dange.wusly hurt. 411
the wounded were dog well, and a great
part yrould.he sent home in.a few days.
The-town of Beaufort was entirely desert
ed, ese'ept by ,t4e negroes. The troops had
not oecupied.it when the sten:pet-deft - , being
better engaged in strengtheping, their posi
tion.
THE NEWS AT WASTUNGTON..
WAsntscroN, Nov. 13.—Capt. Stedman
arrive': to-day at noon, bringing the official
dispatches from the expedition. He is also
the bearer of two rebel flags, one a Palmetto
flag, and the American flag first hoisted in
South Carolina over Fort Walker.
Capt. Stedman reports that the captured
forts arc magnificent works, with covered
ways and bomb-proofs. All that our troops
had to do was to occupy them and they can
be held against any lent! force.
Among the most efficient vessels were
found to be the new gunboats, and of which
the Navy Department had twenty-three con
structed expressly for such purposes, and
their success, both in the gale and under the
-fire, was peoscet.
Commodore Drayton, who commanded the
Pocahontas, is a brother of Gen. Drayton,
who commanded the rebel forts, and Capt.
Stedman, who brings the dispatches., is the
son of a former Mayor of Charleston.
Oa the reception of the official dispatches
the following order was issued:
I=
The department announces to the navy and
to4he country, its high gratification at the
brilliant success of the combined navy and
army forces, respectively commanded by
flag officer S. P. Dupont and Brig. General
T. W. Sherman, in the capture of forts Walk
.er and Beauregard,commanding theentrancc
to Port Royal harbor, South 'Carolina. . .
To einnweinmorate the signal vietory,dt is
ordered that a national salute be fired from
each nary yard at meridian, on the day af
ter the receipt of this order.
(Signed,) psoN VirEt.4„Es.
Nor. th, dSfid.
The fullowing is a portion of a private
letter from fing-onicer Dupont 4o ti:c Assist
ant Secretary of the Navy:
OS BOARD FRIGATE WARASII,
Port Royal, S. C.. Nov. 9, IS9I.
Mg Dear Mr. Fr= During the dishearten
ing events of our passage, my faith never
gave way, but at Beale rc.Lancitts it nemed
appalling.
On the other hand I permit nn elation at
our success; yet I c-innot refrain from telling
you that it has been more complete and more
brilliant than I ever could have believed.
I have been too much fatigued to send a
detailed official account of the battle. My
report is full up to the eve of it, and Z think
it will interest you; but I have contented
myself w,i,t.1.1 a succinct account, which, I
think, will be liked as well as a more detailed
narrative. This j. will, however, forward
in time for the Secretary's report.
I kept under way and made three turns,
though I passed five times between the forts.
I had a thinking division of five ships to
watch.
Old Tatnoil, had eight small and swift
steamers ready to pounce upon any of ours,
should they be disabled. 1 could get none
of my big frigates up. 1 thought the Sabine
would hare gotten clear and so the St. Law
rence,. 1 ..ent no word and the Savannah
was blown off.
I do not regret it now, except on their ac
count. I believe my plan was clever. I
I stood against the tide and had the manage
ment the better in consequence. Their con
fidence was extreme that they could drive
us 7..W.1. V. They fought bravely and their
rifled guns never missed.
4n eighty-pounder rifle shot went through
our main mast, in the very centre, making
an awful hole. They aimed at our bridge,
where they , knew they would make a hole if
lucky.
A shot in the centre let water into the
after magiline, hot saved perhaps a hun
dred lives by keepiug under way, and being
in close, we found their bights graduated at
six hundred yards.
When they once broke the stampede was
intense and net a gun was spilacd. In truth,
I never witnessed such a lire as that of this
ship on her second turn, and I am told that
its effect upon the spectators ogtside of her
was intense.
I leun that when they saw the flag flying
on shore, the troops were powerless lo cheer
but wept. Gen. Sherman was deeply affect
ed, and the soldiers were loud and unstint
ing in their expressions of admiration and
gratitude.
The works aro most scientifically constructed
and there is nothing like Fort Walker on
the Potomac. I did not allow the victory to
check our ardor, but dispatched some vessels
under Copt. Qillis over to the other side.—
To.7day I sent an expedition to Beaufort to
save tho liA-ht vessels, but they were fired
instantly after surrender.
Beaufi,rt is deserted.. The ncgrocs are
wild wills j(.,/ ai rercituc; they base been
shot down, they say, like dogs because they
would not go off with their masters.
I have already a boat at Sewall Creek,
and the communication between Savannah
and Charleston is cut off.
A BRILLIANT AFFAIR OPPOSITE COLOWS!
AN EXPEDITION FROM CAIRO
7000 Rebels Defeated by Half their Number
THE. ENEMY DRIVEN FROM THEIR EN-
TR ENCH:II EN TS
Rebel Camp Burned—• All their Stores,Cannon
and Bagelfre Captured—Two Hundred and
Fifty Rebel Prisoners—Loss of Union Troops
300 tu SUO—Rebel Loss Heavy.
CAIRO, Nov. 7.—An expedition left here
last night, under command of Generals Grar.t
and MeCternand, and landed at Belmont,
three miles above Columbus, at S o'clock
this morning. The Union troops numbering
3500 men, engaged the rebels, whose force
amounted 'to 7000, at eleven o'clock. The
battle lasted till sundown. The rebels were
Iriven from their entrenchments across the
river, with great loss. Their camp was
burned, with all their stores and baggage.
Their 'cannon, hors'e,s, and mules, with 100
prisoners, were Captured. The Union troops
then retired, the iebels having received rein
forcements from Columbus. Both of our
Generale had their horses shorfrom under
them. Col. DJugherly, of Illinels, was
wounded and taken prisoner by Pid rebel's.
The rebel loss is not knots-a. The Union
loss is believed to be from three to five hun
dred.
After taking possession of the rebel camp
it was discovered that the rebels were crui
sing over from Kentucky. for the purpose of
attacking us in the rear. The order was
given to ',tura to the boats, when our men
were attacked by the reinforcement of sev
eral thousand rebels from Columbus.
Another severe engagement took place, in
which our troops suffered seriously. 'PJge
losses, as far as ascertained up to elate hour
last night, were as follows: Third Illinois
regiment, Cul. Foulke, 160 missing and 14-
jor MoOlerken wounded aiati ! *.err i prisoner.
Colonel Bufurd's regiment returned toe
late for us to obtain apy particulars of its
loss. Colonel Dougherty, of the 22d Illinois
regiment, is reported to have been taken
prisoner. Col. Lamon, of the 31st Illinois,
is reported to be dangerously wounded.—
Taylor's battery lost one gur. We have 250
prisoners, a number of whom are wounded.
The rebels had 300 killed. The ground was
completely strewn with their dead bodies.—
The rebel Colonel, WristA, of the 13th Ten
nessee regiment, was killed. Gen. Cheat
ham commanded the rebels; Gen. Polk be
ing at Columbus. It is stated that Gen.
Johnson, of the rebels, was wounded.
The gunboats rendered efficient service in
covering our retreat, mowing down the rebels
with grape. Some of our own men were
killed by the fire. A flag of truce left Cairo
this morning for Coltiratus, with from forty
to fifty wounded rebels.
FURTHER ,PARTICULARS or TILE BATTLE
CHICAGO, Nov. B.—A special Cairo dis
patch to-day gives the particulars of the
fight at Belmont yesterday:
Our force consisted of the following Illin
ois regiments: 22d, Col. Dougherty; 27th,
Cu]. Burt rd; 30th, Col. Foulke; 31st, Col.
Logan- 7th lowa Regiment, Col. Lamon;
Taylor's Chicago artillery, and Doßen's and
Delano's cavalry. They left Cairo on the
steamers Alex. Scott, Chance Bor, Memphis
and Keystone State, accompanied by the
gunboats Lexington and Tyler. After-land
ing they were formed in lino of battle, Gen.
MeClernand in command of the Cairo troops,
and Cul. Dougherty of the Bird's Point
troops.
They were encountered by the rebels,
7000 strong, and fought every inch of their
way to the enemy's camp, making havoc
in the enemy's ranks. Col. Buford was the
first to plant the stars,andstri r nES in the en
emy's camp. Cul. Dougherty's regiment
captured the rebel battery of twelve nieces,
two of which were brought away. Colonel
Foulke's men salfered greatly, as they were
in front of the batteries before they were
taken.
Belmont has been abandoned by the rebels.
They have one hundred and flfty prisoners,
and acknowledge three hundred and fifty
killed, but would not permit the Federal offi
cers, who went to Columbus with a flag of
truce yesterd,v, to visit the place to which
they conveyed their dead,
S•r. hms, Nov. 9.—General Grant tele
graphed from Cairo to Head Quarters here
that our victory at Belmont - was completz.—
We captured one hundred and thirty prison
ers and all tier, rebel artillery, but were
obliged to leave part of the guns behind for
the want of horses to haul them away. Some
of the prisoners report that a large force was
preparing to start to reinforce Gen : Price,.
but this attack will no doubt prevent it.—
Our loss was about two hundr:.. , d and fifty,
and of this number about one half were
killed or mortally wounded.
Official At:county the Battle a‘Belmont.
WAsnixeros, Nov. 0.--The War Depart
ment has received an official tfAcgran. con
cerning the baffle at Delmont, Mo., wh.ieh
generallyconflrms the newspaper statements.
It says that Capt. Bieloski of General Mc-
Clernand's stall* was killed, - and among other
particulars, we fought all tha way into the
enemy's camp immediately under the guns
of Columbus, spiked two guns and brought
away two, together with '2OO prisoners. The
federal loss is stated at 300, and that of the
enemy being much heavier.
The Battle of Belmont—Private Letter
from Gen. Grant.
From a private letter of Gen. Grant to his
father, hurriedly written on the night of the
Bth, we are permitted to extract the following:
Day before yesterday I left Carlo with about
3,000 men in five steamers, convoyed by t wo
gunboats, and proceeded down the river to
within about twelve miles of Columbus. The
tlext morning the boats were dropped down
out of range of the enemy's batteries, and the
troops debarked. Daring this operation our
gunboats exercised the Rebels by throwing
shells into their camps and batteries. When
all ready we proceeded about one mile toward
Belmont, opposite Coliamdus, when I formed
the troops into line,and ordered two companies
from each regiment to deploy as skirmishers,
and push on through the woods and discover
the position of the enemy. They had gone but
a little way when they were fired upon, and
.the ball may be said to have fairly opened.
'The whole command, with tip: exception of
small reserve, was then deployed in like
manner and ordered forward. The order was
obeyed with great alacrity, the men aII show
ing great courage. I can say with great grati
fication that every Colonel, without a single
exception, set an example to their . commands
that inspired a confidence that will always in
sure victory when there is the slightest possi
bility of gaining one. I feel truly proud to
command such men .
From here we fought our way from tree to
tree through the woods to Belmont, about two
and a half miles, the enemy contesting every
foot of graund. Here the enemy had strength
ened their position by felling the trees for two
or three hundred yards, and sharpening their
limbs, making a sort of abattis. Our men
charged through making the victory complete,
giving us posession of their camp and garrison
equipage, artillery, and everything else.
We got a great many prisoners. The ma
jority, however, succeeded in getting aboard
their steamers and pushing across the river.
We burned everything possible and started
back, having accomplished all that we went for,
and even more. Belmont is entirely covered
by the batteries from Columbus, arid is worth
nothing as a military position—cannot be held
without Columbus.
The object of the expedition was to prevent
the enemy from sending a force into Missouri
to cut off troops I had sent there for a special
purpose; and to prevent reinforcing Price.
Besides being well fortified at Columbus,
their number far exceeded ours, and it would
nave bcen lolly to have attacked them. We
found I.he Confedenttes wel' armed and brave.
On our Tatum, stragglers that had been left in
our tear (now front)fired into us, and more re
crossed the river and gave us battle for full a
mile, and afterward at the boats when we were
embarking.
There was no hasty retreating or running
away. Taking into - :account the
. object of the
expedition, the victory was most complete.—
it has given us confidence in the ofrieers and
.men of.this command that will enable us to
lead•them into.e.ny future engagement witboikt
fear of the result. Gen. McClernandswho, by
:the way, acted with great coolness and courage
throughout, and proved that he .is a soldier as
well as - stetesman,)and myself each had our
horses shot from underms. Most of the field
officers met with the same loss, nearly one
third of them being -themselves killed or
wounded. As near as 1 can ascertain, our loss
was about 250 killed, wounded.and missing.
A Glorious Rout of the Rebels in
Kentucky.
FOUR ;JINNI/RED 3EILLED.
. . .
1,000 PRISONERS TAKEN.
PArtis, Ey., Nov. 12.—Gen. Nelson nyo
the rebels under Gen. Williams at Piltes
ville, Pike county, Kentucky, on Friday
last, and gained a glorious victory.
; r _SECO ND. LESPATCII.]
Parts, Lily., Nov. 1.2..—C01. Labe Moore
attacked the rebels in the rear with 3SOO
men, Col. Harris, of the Ohio .?ed regiment,
in front with GOO men—Col. Harris foiling
bark and Col. Moore pre ,,, ing forward until
the enemy were breuAllt into the iaidst of
Ct, neral Nel•on's brigade, when cur forces
pressed :Lem upon till &ides, killing 400 and
taking 1,000 prisoners. The balance scat
tered in all di:options. The federal loss is
small.
,T,LIE OFFLCIAL REPORT
Lcxrsarox, Ky., Nov. 12.—A courier
from Gen. Nelson's brigade, with despatches
to Adjutant General Thomas, reports that
there was fighting at Pikesville for two
days. The rebels lost 400 killed and 1,000
prisoners.
[Pikesville is in Pike county, the est-resas
eastern county of Kentucky, and Gen. Nel
son and Gen. Schoerts are steadily making
their way towards East Tennessee, where
the Union men are waiting to join them]
IMPORTANT FROM TENNESSEE
The Union Ken in Earnest
PARIS, Kr., Nov. 12.—The Union men of
East Tennessee have burned numbers of
railroad bridges, and destroyed telegraph
wires, to prevent the transportation of rebel
troops.
One bridge, of two hundred feet span, was
destroyed on Saturday morning last; it was
un the East Tennessee Railroad.
Four structures on the line north of Knox
ille were entirely destroyed. A very heavy
wooden bridge at Charleston, Bradley county
Tennet , see, was destroyed on the evening of
Friday last. Charleston is seventy-five
miles south west of Knoxville, and contains
200 inhabitants.
This action of the Union men kill convince
the Government that East Tennessee will
redeem herself if on opportunity offers.
Cl:v.:it:NA:a, Nov. 12.—The bridge across
the Cumberland river on the Louisville and
and in the rear of the
Rebel General Buckner, has been burned by
the Union men of Tennessee, causing great
excitement among the Rebels.
Flora WESTERN VIRGINIA,
Attack of the Rebels on Gnyandotte.
The town of Guyandotte, Va., on the Ohio
river, :3C miles hclow Gallipolis, was attpelt ,
ed on Sundry :tight by 600 rebels.
Out of the 150. Federal troops stationed
there only about 50 eseaped—the rest were
killed or taken prisoners. The rebel resi
dents of the town, both male and female,
tired from their houses or. our men.
Three 5v.111ne..75 whtek roased down on
Sunday night were compelled to put back.
Toese steamers went back to Guyandotte.
at 10 o'clock on Monday morning, with 400
Union troops from Point Pleasant, hot noth,
ing has been heard from them since,.
The Town ill Ashes,.
GAt.tamt,ts, Nor. 11.—The steamer Em
pire City lies just arrired from Guyandottc.
The secession portion of the inhabitants,
it appears, were looking for the attack, and
had a supper prepared for the rebel cavalry,
who were beaded by the notorious Jenkins
and numbered eight hundred. Eight of our
men were killed and a considerable number
taken prisoners. The rebel loss is not known.
Col. Zeigler's Fifth Virginia (Union) re4i
meat, on his arrival at Guyantl,•tte tired the
town, an 3 the principal to.rt of it is now it,
a , .hes. The rebels left about an hour before
the arrival ut Zeigler,
latest from Missouri
Sr. Louts, Nov. 12.—Gen. Hunter has is
sued an order to the commanders of troops
to avoid extensive movements which offer
battle or divide and prolong our lines until
further concert of action be arranged.
Henry W. Clements, Chief Clerk in the
Quartermaster's office under Gen. McKin
stry, has been arrested and sent to Jeffer
son Barracks to await the investigation into
Gen. McKinstry's administration of affairs.
The Rebels. Retreating to the Arkan-
sas Line—Plans of Gen. Price
ROLLA, Nor. 11.—All of our sick and
wounded in Springfield, able to be moved,
were to leave there on Saturday night for
St. Louis, and orders had been given to bare
the rest start as soon as they are able.
Gen. Price's Rebel Army had fallen back
eight miles from Cassville, near the State
line, and was still moving South. It is be
lieved to be his policy to lead our army on,
not to fight, but simply to keep a large force
so as to draw them into the Mississippi val
ley, The general belief in the Rebel camp
was that St. Louis would soon be in the
bands of the Rebels from Columbus, Ken
tucky.
There had been a good deal of trouble
about slaves escaping into Gen. Lane's and
the other Federal camps, and Gen. hunter
had given permission to the owners to
search our camps and reclaim them if they
could find them.
The ten missing members of Gen. Fre
mont's body guard had returned to Spring
, field from Cassville. They report Gen.